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bruising

(bruːzɪŋ)
1. uncountable noun
If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it.
[formal]
She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
Synonyms: discoloration, marking, swelling, contusion [formal] More Synonyms of bruising
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
In a bruising battle or encounter, people fight or compete with each other in a very aggressive or determined way.
[journalism]
The administration hopes to avoid another bruising battle over civil rights.

bruising in British English

(ˈbruːzɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
causing bruises, as by a blow
2. 
aggressively antagonistic; hurtful
four months of bruising negotiation
noun
3. 
a bruise or bruises

Examples of 'bruising' in a sentence
bruising

In it he acknowledged that it had been a'long and bruising' campaign season.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The goalie suffered a cut and bruising.
The Sun (2011)
This has been a bruising but cathartic campaign.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We bear the scars of bruising experiences of the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You may be heading towards a bruising fight.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And he is geared up to endure another bruising tussle.
The Sun (2006)
That followed an incident where his young son suffered extensive facial bruising.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She was bundled over by a defender during a bruising encounter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those bruising experiences have led to a softening of their approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Such a change could take place only after a bruising political fight.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He suffered cuts and bruising and spent five days in hospital.
The Sun (2015)
It will be a bruising battle.
The Sun (2011)
It has been a bruising experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Two officers in their 30s needed hospital treatment for heavy bruising and cuts.
The Sun (2008)
So did his wife's bruising election campaign change his views on politics?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What it faces is the likelihood of another bruising referendum campaign and the prospect of a general election within the next two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Gave as good as he got in bruising battle with Fellaini.
The Sun (2013)
Although she was the favourite, she appeared set for weeks of potentially bruising campaigning.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So rarely do our financial worlds collide that this week's benefit cuts made for some bruising encounters online.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
(noun) 
She had quite a severe bruising and a cut lip.
Synonyms
discoloration
marking
swelling
contusion (formal)
He had lacerations and contusions all over his arm and shoulder.
ecchymosis
(adjective) 
a bruising battle over civil rights
Synonyms
hard
I gave the chair a hard push and it toppled backwards.
tough
She had a pretty tough childhood.
violent
The next moment she felt a violent blow to her arm.
rough
Rugby's a rough game.
fierce
Two climbers were trapped by a fierce storm.
ferocious
By its nature a lion is ferocious.
rumbustious
the flamboyant and rumbustious prime minister

Additional synonyms

in the sense of contusion
Definition
a bruise
He had lacerations and contusions all over his arm and shoulder.
Synonyms
bruise,
injury,
swelling,
trauma,
discoloration,
knock
in the sense of ferocious
Definition
savagely fierce or cruel
By its nature a lion is ferocious.
Synonyms
fierce,
violent,
savage,
ravening,
predatory,
feral,
rapacious,
wild
in the sense of fierce
Definition
intense or strong
Two climbers were trapped by a fierce storm.
Synonyms
stormy,
strong,
powerful,
violent,
intense,
raging,
furious,
howling,
uncontrollable,
boisterous,
tumultuous,
tempestuous,
blustery,
inclement

Nearby words of
bruising

  • browse
  • bruise
  • bruiser
  • bruising
  • brunt
  • brush
  • brush someone off

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bruising

  • bruise

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